Archive for September 11th, 2008
Cultural similarities: India and Latin America – High power distance
In a previous post, I’d outlined a list of culturally similar values that exist across India and Latin America. One of these is high power distance. Power distance is how cultures deal with status differences among people and the access to power that comes with those differences. In other words, how cultures or societies view [...]
India’s low-cost patient care earns plaudits in US study
During a visit to India last month, I accompanied my mother to Apollo hospital in Chennai for some minor plastic surgery. This was to stitch up a ruptured ear piercing. From seeing a doctor to getting the required surgery and coming home took about 1.5 hours and cost $125. Incredible! I’ve spent more time and [...]
Comfortably-placed China good for grain, oil markets
Economy-News-The Economic Times
Take oilseeds. This year China expects to harvest 56 million tonnes oilseeds, a jump of 3 mt over last year. Soyabeans are China’s largest oilseed crop, and production has risen 25% in last five years. But consumption of soya as food has jumped 43%. Last year, China’s soya harvest slumped to the lowest [...]
Vestas opens R&D centre in Chennai-India, its 2nd largest
The Hindu Business Line :
Vestas, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, inaugurated its research and development centre [in Chennai] on Wednesday, a centre that will be the second largest of its R&D centres in terms of number of engineers employed.
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer has technology centres in Denmark, the UK, Singapore and the US, [...]
Focus on Potential trade pact – Canada and Mercosur
Ottawa Citizen
A trade agreement between Canada and MERCOSUR is not just possible, it’s necessary, said Pedro Vaz Ramela, Uruguay’s deputy minister of foreign affairs.
Mr. Ramela was in Ottawa this week for the third round of Canada-Uruguay bilateral foreign policy consultations. He met with Len Edwards, deputy minister of foreign affairs. The deputy minister said he’d [...]
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